Foldable support.



No. 747,884. PATENTED DB0.- 22, 1903 r. R. GOODE. FOLDABLE SUPPORT.

APPLIOATION FILED DBO. 5, 1902.

N0 MODEL.

UNITE STATES Patented December 22, 1 903.

PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK R. GOODE, OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO E. J. STRADER, OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS, AND E. M. HYBARGER, OF PANA, ILLINOIS.

FOLDABLE SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 747,884, dated December 22, 1903.

Application filed December 5, 1902. Serial No. 134,008. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, FRANK R. GOODE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Decatur,

in the countyof Macon and State of Illinois, hai e invented certain new and useful Improvements in Foldable Supports, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawwhen read in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein a preferable embodiment of the invention is illustrated.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of the support in open'position. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the parts in closed ,position. Fig. 3is an end elevation, and Figs.

4 and 5 are detail sectional views.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, wherein like reference characters refer to corresponding parts in the several views, A A designate top rails or sections, between the ends of which are pivotally secured at a legs B. Passing through eachleg Band projecting beyond the inner and outer faces of the. same are bolts 0, to which are pivotally secured the lateral braces or legs D. To maintain the braces in their extended positions, transverse pieces E are pivoted at one end at e to the braces, and at their opposite ends are provided with notches e forengagement with suitable lugs or stops 2. Upon the inner and outer faces of the legs B are blocks G, designed to maintain the transverse pieces E in straight alinement when in position for use, said blocks G being of a thickness equal to that of the braces.

Novel means for maintaining the legs Bin their extended or operative position is constituted by the elongated spring member H, fastened at its center at a pointintermediate sections A A. The ends H of this spring member are normally free, the same extending outwardly beyond oneside of. the legs B, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, whereby said legs may fold over upon the top thereof, as shown in Fig. 2. When the support is open, the ends H of this spring member are adapted to be forced inwardly under stops or, depending from the underside of the top rails, when the points of said ends are inserted into sockets ing means may be employed for this purpose.

From'the above description it will be readily seen that my support may be easily and quickly collapsed or folded by simply disengaging the ends of the spring member Hfrom 7c the sockets b and stops A and releasing the transverse strips E from the lugs 6.

Many minor changes in the details may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, iS g 1. A foldable support having a top and foldable leg-sections, and means for retain- 8o ing the leg-sections inopen position comprising spring-arms secured to the top section having normally disengaged ends, said ends normally projecting laterally beyond one side of the top section and arranged to be forced into locking engagement with the leg-sec- I tions.

2. A foldable support having a top and foldable leg-sections, means for retaining the leg sections in open position comprising spring-arms secured to the top section having normally disengaged ends, said ends normally projecting laterally beyond oneside of the top section and arranged to be forced into locking engagement with the leg sections, and stops on the top section beneath which the free ends of the spring members are passed when forced into engagement with the leg-sections.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature 1. 0 in presence of two witnesses.

\ FRANK R. eooDE. Witnesses:

S. E. ELDER, T. D. SHAY. 

